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To: bananaman22

Is there enough metal in the Asteroid belt available to actually construct something so large?

I’ve always wondered why Dyson thought a sphere around an inhabited star would be feasible strictly from the standpoint of available mass.


10 posted on 10/10/2019 2:04:36 PM PDT by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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To: Pox

Graphene.


20 posted on 10/10/2019 2:22:49 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Pox
"I’ve always wondered why Dyson thought a sphere around an inhabited star would be feasible strictly from the standpoint of available mass."

Oort cloud.

54 posted on 10/11/2019 7:16:02 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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